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- Study of human physiology in health and disease
- Human medicine
- Study of human physiology in health and disease
Research priorities
- Study of ventilation and perfusion parameters in healthy people and with respiratory pathology with emphasis on asthma, tuberculosis, diffuse interstitial lung diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute respiratory distress syndrome and COVID-19.
- Study of metabolic alterations in overweight, obese and prediabetic patients.
- Study of cardiovascular physiological parameters in patients with a history of moderate or severe SARS-COV2 infection and in patients with essential arterial hypertension undergoing treatment in the last year.
- Characteristics of urinary sediment in patients with chronic renal failure in stages I and II and hydroelectrolyte alterations in hospitalized patients with SARS-COV2 infection.
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Rollin Roldán Mori | A medical surgeon who graduated from the National University of San Marcos, he holds a second specialization in intensive care medicine and a master's degree in clinical epidemiology from Cayetano Heredia University in Peru, as well as a doctorate in science from the University of São Paulo, Brazil (Department of Pulmonology). He teaches at the Faculty of Human Medicine of the University of Piura and is an intensivist at the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital. His research interests include acute respiratory distress syndrome, mechanical ventilation, alveolar recruitment, prone positioning, respiratory monitoring with electrical impedance tomography, and esophageal pressure. |
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Jorge Zagaceta Guevara |
A Doctor of Medicine from the University of Navarra, graduating with honors (Cum Laude), he is a specialist in pulmonology from the Clínica Universidad de Navarra and holds a degree in medicine and surgery from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. He completed his research training in the Respiratory Medicine Department of Brigham and Women's Hospital, affiliated with Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is currently a member of the medical staff at the Clínica Angloamericana, where he coordinates the Pulmonology Department, and a Full Professor at the Faculty of Human Medicine of the Universidad de Piura. |
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Tomás Nakazato Nakamine |
A physiatrist and surgeon, he graduated with honors from the Faculty of Medicine at the National University of San Marcos. He has completed internships at the University of Colorado Denver, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, and the Institute for the Study and Treatment of Pain (ISTOP) in Vancouver, Canada. With over 25 years of experience in physical medicine and the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain, he has practiced at the Arzobispo Loayza National Hospital and was head of the Orthopedic and Traumatology Rehabilitation Service at the Edgardo Rebagliati National Hospital. |
| Project | Year | Project status | Description |
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| Prevalence of chronic neck pain in the Peruvian adult population and its association with prolonged viewing of internet-connected devices: Population study with two-year follow-up. | 2025 | In progress | Chronic neck pain is a leading cause of pain and disability worldwide. Understanding its prevalence in different contexts and situations is key to grasping its impact on public health. The mandatory social isolation imposed between 2020 and 2022 had negative consequences, including an increase in the frequency of this disorder. One month after the lifting of restrictions, the prevalence of chronic neck pain in Peru reached 42.61%. Furthermore, prolonged use of electronic devices, such as computers and smartphones, was an associated risk factor. However, three years after the end of the restrictions, it is unknown whether the frequency of chronic neck pain and the impact of the use of these devices have decreased, making an updated analysis of the situation necessary. |
| Prevalence of chronic cervicalgia in the Peruvian adult population and its association with prolonged exposure to screens of electronic devices connected to the internet: Results of a nationwide survey | 2023 | Completed | Chronic neck pain is one of the leading causes of pain and disability worldwide. Therefore, it is important to determine the current prevalence of this condition in our country. We aim to assess the extent of this common health problem encountered in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation services. The mandatory social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with its consequences such as the widespread use of remote audiovisual technologies with internet access, has been an unprecedented event. For this reason, we consider it necessary to investigate whether this has impacted the prevalence of chronic neck pain two years after the pandemic restrictions were lifted. There is evidence suggesting that prolonged use of electronic devices such as computers or smartphones can lead to neck pain and other musculoskeletal disorders. |
| Prevalence of segmental spinal sensitization syndrome (SES) in new patients presenting with chronic musculoskeletal pain in the physiatry clinic: A multicenter study. | 2023 | Completed | Segmental Spinal Sensitization Syndrome (SSS) is a chronic, regional musculoskeletal pain disorder, first described by Dr. Andrew Fischer. It is characterized by spinal pain radiating to the head, limbs, or trunk in a segmental pattern without evident nerve root damage. This is due to a state of hypersensitivity of the nerve fibers corresponding to one or more spinal cord segments and their nerve roots (spinal nerves), resulting in symptoms and signs in the corresponding spinal segments. In this study, we sought to estimate the frequency of this condition in patients presenting with chronic musculoskeletal pain at various physical medicine and rehabilitation services in Peru. |
| Mechanical respiratory assistance and progression of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome due to coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) in patients admitted to the COVID ICU of the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital | 2020 | Completed | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a form of severe acute respiratory failure of non-cardiogenic origin triggered by a wide range of causes (pneumonia, sepsis, trauma, pancreatitis, etc.) and represents a significant public health problem. This research observes and describes the respiratory support strategies employed in patients with COVID-19 in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit of the Edgardo Regabliati Martins National Hospital. It aims to generate national evidence on the characteristics of individualized management based on three pillars: 1) accurate identification of the ARDS subtype, 2) individualization of the ventilatory strategy based on respiratory mechanics and recruitment potential, and 3) strict respiratory monitoring. The response to this ventilatory support was assessed using clinical, respiratory, hemodynamic, inflammatory, and coagulation indicators. |
Prevalence of Spinal Segmental Sensitization Syndrome in outpatients attending physical medicine and rehabilitation centers for chronic musculoskeletal pain: a multicentre study
Available at Archive of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitatione
Chronic Neck Pain Prevalence Before and After COVID-19 Restrictions and Its Relationship With Digital Device Screen Viewing: A Population Study
Available in Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
Lifestyle-based educational intervention to increase the proportion of adolescents free of metabolic syndrome components in a high Andean region of Peru
Available in the Peruvian Journal of Experimental Medicine and Public Health
Frequency of the hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype and its association with metabolic abnormalities in adolescents from an Andean region of Peru
Available in the Annals of the Faculty of Medicine of San Fernando
Concordance between five criteria of metabolic syndrome in adolescents from a Peruvian high Andes region
Available in the Peruvian Journal of Experimental Medicine and Public Health
The Use of the Oxygenation Stretch Index to Predict Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Patients With COVID-19 ARDS
Available at Respiratory Care
Sequential lateral positioning as a new lung recruitment maneuver: an exploratory study in early mechanically ventilated Covid-19 ARDS patients
Available in Annals of Intensive Care
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